Prostate Cancer Terminology List

Question 1

BPH

Answer 1

Benign prostatic hyperplasia

Question 2

CAB

Answer 2

Combined androgen blockade

Question 3

CRPC

Answer 3

Castrate-resistant prostate cancer

Question 4

CSPC

Answer 4

Castrate-sensitive prostate cancer

Question 5

CVAD

Answer 5

Central venous access device

Question 6

CVC

Answer 6

Central venous catheter

Question 7

DHT

Answer 7

Dihydrotestosterone

Question 8

DRE

Answer 8

Digital rectal exam

Question 9

Dysuria

Answer 9

Painful or difficult (e.g. slow or weak urine stream) urination

Question 10

EBRT

Answer 10

External beam radiation therapy.

Question 11

ED

Answer 11

Erectile dysfunction

Question 12

Gynecomastia

Answer 12

Breast tissue enlargement in men.

Question 13

Hematuria

Answer 13

Blood in the urin

Question 14

HRPC

Answer 14

Hormone-refractory prostate cancer

Question 15

IGRT

Answer 15

Image-guided radiation therapy

Question 16

IMRT

Answer 16

Intensity-modulated radiation therapy

Question 17

LDR

Answer 17

Low dose rate

Question 18

LHRH

Answer 18

Luteinizing hormone-releasing hormone

Question 19

LRP

Answer 19

Laparoscopic radical prostatectomy

Question 20

Nocturia

Answer 20

Frequent nighttime urination

Question 21

PD

Answer 21

Parkinson Disease

Question 22

Perineum

Answer 22

The portion of skin between the scrotum and anus

Question 23

PHI

Answer 23

Prostate health index

Question 24

PIA

Answer 24

Proliferative inflammatory atrophy

Question 25

PIN

Answer 25

Prostatic intraepithelial neoplasia

Question 26

PSA

Answer 26

Prostate-specific antigen blood test

Question 27

PSA density (PSAD)

Answer 27

A measurement acquired by dividing the PSA number by prostate gland volume (found using a transrectal ultrasound)

Question 28

PSA velocity

Answer 28

A measure of how fast PSA increases over time

Question 29

SBRT

Answer 29

Stereotactic body radiation therapy

Question 30

TAB

Answer 30

Triple androgen blockade

Question 31

TRUS

Answer 31

Transrectal ultrasound

Question 32

TURP

Answer 32

Transurethral resection of the prostate

Question 33

Ureterectomy

Answer 33

Surgical removal of part of all of a ureter

Question 34

Uroterectomy

Answer 34

Surgical removal of part of all of a ureter

Question 35

Urodynamic Testing

Answer 35

Series of tests to evaluate the function of the lower urinary tract (urethra, bladder, and sphincters)

Question 36

Urolithiasis

Answer 36

Stone in the urinary system (typically the ureter), commonly referred to as a kidney stone

Question 37

Varicocele

Answer 37

Abnormally enlarged veins in the scrotum

Question 38

Vasectomy

Answer 38

Operation to cause male sterilization via blocking the vas deferens

Question 39

Vasectomy

Answer 39

Surgically removing/blocking a portion of the vas deferens as a method of contraception/sterilization

Question 40

VCUG

Answer 40

Voiding Cystourethrogram; X-ray fluoroscopy to take pictures and videos of the bladder

Question 41

VUR

Answer 41

Vesicoureteral reflux; X-ray fluoroscopy to take pictures and videos of the bladder

Question 42

VUR

Answer 42

Vesicoureteral reflux; backward flow of urine from the lower to upper urinary tract